Spa Night at Cabanas Restaurant
Spa night at Cabanas in Mentor was buzzing on Monday, filled mostly with tables of girlfriends there to have dinner and a spa treatment. Now in its second year, Spa Night, which...
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Whats for dinner at Mooreland
The dinner theater experience planned for March by Rabbit Run Theater at Mooreland Mansion will have a different menu all three evenings and for the Sunday brunch matinee. They’re the work of...
Valentine Food column
For some reason my food column didn’t make the paper. So here it is: Don’t forget your Valentine server Area restaurants are preparing for Valentine’s Day tonight with specials to help couples...
Cruising with a butler
Papa, our butler aboard the Crystal Serenity, serves afternoon shrimp and champagne in our penthouse suite. It’s almost embarrassing to reveal how much I loved having a butler aboard our Crystal Serenity...
Blood sucking leeches in Istanbul
When I first saw the large pickle jar of leeches in the outdoor area of the Spice Market in Istanbul I was totally creeped out. They clung to the sides of the...
Coffee shops make Amsterdam happy
I expressed surprise that climate wasn’t a factor among the world’s happiest cities, because in the depths of an Ohio winter it sure seems as if it should be. So I just took...
World’s happiest cities
Find A Happy Place: The Top 10 Happiest Cities infographic by spacechimpmedia. Only one of the world’s top 10 happiest cities is here in America, according to information I’ve just received....
Preventing virus spread serious concern on cruise
The captain and officers aboard the Crystal Serenity refrained from shaking hands in receiving lines during my September cruise as one of the cruise line’s many efforts to prevent the spread of...
Puppy love
Do you babytalk your puppy? Cuddle in with your cats? Include your parrot in your vacation plans? Prepare dinner for your dog? Have you had an extraordinary experience or two convincing you...
Fishermen’s dilemma
Katie O’Donnell tells me that fishermen have as many weather and climate related challenges as farmers, when it comes to their catch. “Seasons around the world impact restaurants here,” she told me...
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